Lauren D. Woods

For this episode we were joined in class and online by Lauren D. Woods, a writer whose collection The Great Grown-up Game of Make Believe is tearing up the awards circuit. We were very fortunate to have her. Lauren talks to us about evolving definitions of success, writing groups and community, her own writing habits and rituals, and how to talk about the hard things through fiction. Please enjoy this episode with Lauren D. Woods. Chapters (00:00:04) - The Right Mind(00:02:07) - What Draws You to Writing?(00:05:00) - The Need for Literary Community(00:06:37) - How to Get Out of Trap of Success(00:08:56) - Rituals for Writing(00:13:22) - How to Write a Short Story(00:15:41) - How To Write and Get Published(00:18:43) - The Search for the Home for ""(00:21:48) - How To Write a Collection of Stories(00:24:55) - Best and Worst Writing Advice(00:27:00) - What Do You Wish You Knew Before Starting Your Career?(00:28:25) - What should early-career and early-education writers know(00:29:19) - Questions for the Q&A(00:29:30) - Writing on a Full Time Job(00:31:42) - WSJD Live: Indie and Traditional Publishing(00:33:29) - How To Get Out Of Negative Feedback(00:35:25) - Literary Fiction(00:37:12) - MFA Programs or Just Grad School?(00:38:43) - Talking About Writing With a Short Story(00:39:43) - Short Story Review: The Slow Burn